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2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate School for You

With 107,165 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Biology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

Our analysis found University of Saint Joseph to be the most popular school for general biology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 20% are male.

Biology majors at USJ take out an average of $24,908 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Of the 3 students majoring in biology at UCONN, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

About 33% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full General Biology at Harvard University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Connecticut State University is a great place for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

Women make up 50% of the biology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

Full General Biology at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

Best General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best general biology schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,280
Connecticut 987
New Hampshire 451
Maine 352
Rhode Island 534
Vermont 238

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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